Java FSD Tech Lead with cloud & AI exp

Request ID: 105042-1
Title: Java FSD Tech Lead with cloud & AI exp
Locations: Brokerage, NJ
Duration: 6+ Months
Pay Range: $60.00 - $70/Hour on W2/C2C (All inclusive)
Experience Required: 10 & Above

We are seeking a highly experienced Java Technical Lead with 10+ years of expertise in Core Java, Spring Boot, microservices, distributed systems, cloud-native development, and enterprise application integration. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Azure, AKS, Drools, Angular, NoSQL/MongoDB, and legacy system modernization.

The candidate will lead a development squad, own solution and integration architecture, drive end-to-end delivery, and collaborate with business stakeholders to translate complex insurance rating and underwriting requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a development squad through end-to-end delivery, from solution design through deployment.
• Design and develop scalable distributed systems and microservices architectures using Java and Spring Boot.
• Define and implement API design, integration, orchestration, and messaging solutions.
• Own integration architecture involving rating engines, REST APIs, queues, and enterprise systems.
• Work with Drools/rules engines to extract, translate, transform, and implement complex business rules.
• Reverse engineer and modernize legacy applications and systems, including mainframe and Smalltalk environments.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand and implement insurance rating, underwriting, and policy lifecycle requirements.
• Develop and deploy cloud-native solutions using Client Azure and AKS.
• Implement and support CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.
• Ensure solutions meet requirements for scalability, resilience, availability, performance, and maintainability.
• Provide technical guidance to developers and enforce coding and architectural standards.
• Conduct design and code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with frontend teams and provide technical guidance for Angular-based applications.
• Work with NoSQL databases, MongoDB, and JSON document collections.
• Mentor and coach developers and promote continuous technical improvement.
• Coordinate with architects, business analysts, project managers, QA, DevOps, and other cross-functional teams.
• Own technical delivery, resolve technical risks, and ensure project commitments are met.

Required Technical Skills

• 10+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Core Java.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot and Microservices.
• Expertise in distributed systems and microservices architecture.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, API integration, orchestration, and messaging.
• Experience with Drools or business rules engines.
• Experience with rules extraction, translation, transformation, and implementation.
• Hands-on experience with Azure and AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of Angular and frontend application architecture.
• Experience with NoSQL databases, preferably MongoDB.
• Experience working with JSON document collections.
• Strong understanding of application scalability, resilience, performance, and reliability.
• Experience with legacy application reverse engineering and modernization.

Preferred Domain Experience

• Experience in the Insurance domain is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of rating, underwriting, and policy lifecycle processes.
• Experience working with insurance rating engines and related integrations.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements and business rules into technical implementations.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Previous experience as a Technical Lead, Tech Lead, or Squad Lead.
• Strong solution design and architecture ownership.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience leading teams in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong cross-functional coordination skills.
• Proven ability to mentor and coach development teams.
• Strong delivery ownership, accountability, and problem-solving skills.